We still have a lot to do before Baby Girl Cook gets here. We haven't touched the unopened boxes in the nursery yet but sorting her room out is definitely the next big thing on my list. I've been pinning like mad, getting ideas for how I want it and I think I'm finally getting to a theme to work off. I'll definitely do a separate post on that once it all comes together though.
Generally feeling well these last few weeks which is nice! Although I will admit that my hormones have been all over the place and I have felt like an emotional wreck more often than not. It really gets me down when I have those days where I just feel like I'm on the brink of tears at any given moment. Josh is currently in China right now (thankfully he gets home in a couple of days) but its been tough for me because I get serious separation anxiety when we're so far apart.
Twice in the past week I've seriously stressed myself out over silly things that has led me to tears. The first breakdown was because I thought I had lost my maternity notes and had the house upside down the night before my appointment, sobbing to Josh how invaluable those notes were and how I couldn't believe I'd been so careless to misplace them (luckily they were tucked away in my car. Baby brain is a real thing, I tell ya) The second is missing my train to go stay with my parents (while Josh is away) by a matter of seconds. If I wasn't carrying two big bags and a bump, I totally could've made it, but instead I had to wait at the station for 2 HOURS until the next one. I may or may not have reached a new all time low and paid 30p to go into the toilets just so I could sit and cry. Once I've got it out of my system I'm fine but these are good examples of how my emotions are everywhere lately as I'd never normally get upset over situations like those. Both times I called my mum up, crying down the phone asking her whats wrong with me and if I was normal because this is not me at all. I'm pretty laid back and easy going, so to be stressing and crying so much has really given me a beating.
Anyway on to the bump update...
How far along // 30 weeks
Size of baby // A pineapple!
Stretch marks // None have made an appearance yet. I'm still sticking to my body moisturising routine that I talked about the other week (HERE) and making more of a conscious effort to drink plenty of water so maybe thats helping?
Movement // All.the.time. She is a wriggler for sure (gets that off her daddy- he can't sit still either!) When I went to see my midwife and she was listening to the heartbeat, the baby kept moving and nudging the doppler thing away so was making it hard to hear. She commented on how strong she was! Sometimes she keeps me awake at night with all her moving around. Josh get a shock every time he feels her really kick and seems concerned that its hurting me, but I love feeling her move around.
Sleep // I can't get enough sleep just now. I wake up around 9am every morning but you can guarantee I'm back in bed by 1pm having a few hours kip. I just loooooove sleeping at the minute. Everyone is telling me to get as much as I can now and make the most of it so I'm dong just that!
Food Cravings // Anything sugar. Especially sugary drinks! There is nothing better to me than a massive glass of Coke with ice. I had one week where I'm pretty sure thats all I drank, but I felt guilty every time I reached for another can so I've banned it from the house and stocked the fridge with bottles of water. I've also been loving pic n' mix sweets, chocolate and HAVE to have a dessert after every meal or else I'm just not satisfied.
I have been finding that I'm struggling to eat big portions now but am always hungry, so I'm eating little and often which I'm not sure is a good thing or not because I'm literally in the kitchen every hour or so looking for something to eat. I never weigh myself but would be interested to see how much weight I've gained so far!
Work // Not officially on Maternity yet but my last shift was last week and so I'm using some holidays until then. I love having nothing to do all day haha. People told me to keep busy as long as I could but I just didn't want to. I love staying at home with no agenda and my little pup. Can't wait to have her here to have by my side all the time. She's going to be glued to me!!
SLC x
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